#496BBD#496BBD

#496BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.134 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496BBD
RGB	rgb(73, 107, 189)
HSL	hsl(222, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(222, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 13.56, -46.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 48.79, 286.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% -0.0111 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.134 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1875, 15.6045, 50.2405)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496BBD #BD9B49

analogous

#49A5BD #496BBD #6149BD

triadic

#496BBD #BD496B #6BBD49

tetradic

#496BBD #BD49A5 #BD9B49 #49BD61

square

#496BBD #BD49A5 #BD9B49 #49BD61

split-complementary

#496BBD #BD6149 #A5BD49

monochromatic

#253866 #355193 #496BBD #7690CD #A3B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#496BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#496BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496BBD

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496BBD	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4674C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3569BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 107, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.134 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694d1',
    500: '#496bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496bbd;
$custom-light: #8694d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.414,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54302,
    "c": 0.13405,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496BBD

secondary

#CABB97

accent

#AF51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #496BBD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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